overshadow

overshadow音标

英 [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ]

overshadow基本释义

v.遮阴；使不快乐或减少乐趣；使黯然失色

overshadow用法及例句

verb

1. cast a shadow upon

e.g. The tall tree overshadowed the house

2. make appear small by comparison

e.g. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year

Synonym: shadowdwarf

3. be greater in significance than

e.g. the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness

Synonym: dominateeclipse

1. 给…蒙上阴影；使扫兴If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable.

e.g. Fears for the President's safety could overshadow his peace-making mission...对总统安全的担忧可能会给他的调解使命蒙上阴影。e.g. Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。

2. 使黯然失色；使相形见绌；使显得无足轻重If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressive than they are.

e.g. Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.赫斯特在她那年轻而且姿色更胜一筹的妹妹面前黯然失色。

3. （楼房、树木、大型建筑物等）遮蔽，遮挡If one building, tree, or large structure overshadows another, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it.

e.g. He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square...他还设计了爱丁堡大学一座投影于乔治广场的塔楼。e.g. She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.她说车站应该建在住宅区附近的开阔地带，而不应为树木或墙壁所遮挡。

1. 使...相形见绌：17. disastrous灾难性的 | 18. overshadow使...相形见绌 | 20. usher in引领

2. 遮蔽,使......蒙上阴影：extensive 广泛的 | overshadow 遮蔽,使......蒙上阴影 | non-governmental sector 非*府部门,民间机构

3. 使......黯然失色：extensive 广泛的 | overshadow 使......黯然失色 | non-governmental sector 民间组织

A stuffed ferret, whose death..had overshadowed..one Easter holiday.

出自：E. Waugh

近义词

临近词

dwarf矮子

cloud云

shadow影子

reduce减少

dominate支配

detract from减损

surpass超越

outshine优于

darken变暗

eclipse日或月食

minimize将 ... 减到*少...

outdo超过

tower塔

lower低的

over

overpay

相关列句

The trick is to not let the chatter overshadow the need for quiet reflection that spirituality requires.(诀窍就是不要让那些闲谈淹没了真正需要安静回应的精神需求。)

They can be used as street tree, overshadow tree, plant alone or agminate in gardens.(它们可以被用作街树，遮荫树，单独种植或在花园中聚集。)

But the footwear dispute could overshadow those successes.(但鞋类争端却可能给上述成绩蒙上阴影。)

But because that single problem, we should not overshadow all the other progresses, all the other areas.(这个问题不应该影响我们在其他所有方面取得的进步。)

The Director-General said that concerns about a pandemic should not overshadow, or interrupt other vital health programmes.(总干事说，对大流行的关切不应降低其他的重要卫生规划的重要性或中断其工作进程。)

Still, these nagging problems should not overshadow the dramatic progress that women have made in recent decades.(尽管如此，这些冗繁的问题不应该掩盖女性在近十年里取得的戏剧性的进步。)

Consider how success plays a role in that process, but don't let a thirst for achievement and awards overshadow those big picture goals.(想想“成就”在这过程中所起的作用，不要让“成就”的光芒掩盖了生活的本来面目。)

At the same time, though, we do not want our story to overshadow the critical plight of these desperate defectors.(同时，我们不希望我们的故事掩盖了那些绝望的出逃者的严重的生存困境。)

That the OBR got into such a tangle is disappointing, but this should not overshadow some genuine achievements.(OBR卷入这样一场纠纷不免令人失望。然而瑕不掩瑜，我们不该忽略它的真成就。)

Two silhouettes overshadow the falls and the desolate room.(两个人影倒映在房间和瀑布上。)